60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Detective, Mystery, Adventure, Story Rich.
Save the sleepy mining town from a cosmic threat in this late 80s-style adventure with RPG elements. Retro to the core!
Cross Country Case
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Creepy Cases Teen Detective Club
The mysterious death of a girl on the municipal school sports field shook the small town of Sky Cliffs. Haunting days pass, and amid disappearances, paranormal activity, and ghosts, the Teen Detective Club takes on the investigation of these frightening cases.
You are a detective on a rogue manhunt through the beautiful country of Italy. Gather clues, interview witnesses and uncover dark secrets to solve the case. Follow your own path to the solution in this 1970's noir crime road-trip.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Noir 19.5%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 12.6%, Exploration 6.4%
The mysterious death of a girl on the municipal school sports field shook the small town of Sky Cliffs. Haunting days pass, and amid disappearances, paranormal activity, and ghosts, the Teen Detective Club takes on the investigation of these frightening cases.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Nonlinear 17.1%, Investigation 15.1%, Horror 8.9%, Mystery 8.2%
Necropolis Suite, is an immersive narrative-driven cosmic horror game about discovery, knowledge, and the meaning of transcendence. Can you escape the terror that lurks in the suite?
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Lovecraftian 23.9%, Noir 15.7%, Horror 10.2%, Investigation 9.7%
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.3%, Detective 20.5%, Investigation 10.8%, Exploration 9.2%, Mystery 8.6%
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Why similar: CRPG 16.5%, Noir 15.6%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Detective 12.9%, Investigation 10.1%
A short point-and-click Lovecraftian adventure game where the player must investigate a house suspected of cultish activity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.3%, Detective 22.9%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Investigation 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Shadow Seeker is a 2D survival-horror action game with a noir detective story. You are Carlos Ramirez, a detective from the Amorita Police Department. You must solve a mysterious case while braving the looming evil that awaits you at every turn.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Noir 21.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Horror 12.2%, Choices Matter 8%
Children vanish in a small town. Investigator Reacher is drawn to a cursed mansion, where members of the rescue team begin to die. Is it a curse — or a killer among them? Scapegoat & Rational blends mystery storytelling, key evidence collection, and escape-style Puzzles.
Why similar: CRPG 32.1%, Detective 27.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Investigation 11.2%, RPG 9.9%
A disappearance in a secluded mountain. A village hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Hillthorn's investigation system encourages you to use logic and imagination. Combine actions, clues and characters to uncover the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Lovecraftian 21.4%, Noir 15.5%, Investigation 14.6%, Horror 8.3%
You are the Void Priest, bound to an Elder God against your will. Guided only by relics, symbols and light, you must solve eldritch mysteries, perform forbidden rituals, and survive long enough to choose: remain faithful or betray.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.1%, Detective 20.2%, Investigation 11.9%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Mystery 9.2%
Cthulu Mysteries: The Veins of Arkham is Lovecraftian narrative mystery, where staying sane is the greatest challenge. Interview the witnesses, gather clues and draw conclusions to solve the most unusual case. Will you be able to handle the truth?
Why similar: Detective 21.8%, Lovecraftian 21.6%, Noir 17%, Investigation 11%, Nonlinear 9.7%
Explore the dreaded town of Dunwich, uncover the dark legacy of the Whateley family, and stop the Dunwich Horror if you can. A Lovecraftian monster hunt adventure with point-and-click gameplay and light RPG elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.3%, Investigation 14.2%, Horror 10.6%, Nonlinear 10.1%, Old School 8%
A cozy lovecraftian horror retro RPG. Become a paranormal investigator & explore an open world. Solve a criminal conspiracy of the occult. Investigate & battle monsters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.8%, Detective 20.7%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Horror 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%
Play as a corrupt detective on the mob’s payroll, and cover up their crimes. Read files, collect information and obscure evidence to frame an innocent bystander, who was at the wrong place, at the wrong time. After all, crime pays.
Why similar: Noir 26.6%, Detective 22.8%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Investigation 7.9%
Why did the chicken cross the road? Only one squirrel can solve a murder most... fowl. Join Detective Cox as he encounters quirky characters, challenging puzzles, countless mini-games, and a town in disrepair where choices matter but morals don't. Will you be leaving... No Stone Unturned?
Why similar: Detective 26.6%, Noir 22.9%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 11%, Choices Matter 9.6%
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23%, Detective 20.3%, CRPG 19.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Horror 10.7%
Whalefall Haven is a narrative-driven space opera RPG. Choose your unique build - Use skills with Mimic, flirt with questionable allies, and make decisions to impact your fate and story.
Why similar: CRPG 23.1%, Detective 19.8%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.4%
Mistmoon Falls is an open world murder mystery set in a farm-sim town that's now sans farmer. Question the locals, use tools to uncover clues, form hypotheses, and sift through some sinister goings-on to find the killer.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Noir 17.7%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 12.1%
After his wife draws her last breath, Dragomir is devastated. As a poor man with a drinking habit, he must not only manage to hold a decent funeral, but also stand for himself in a small town that doesn't see him with good eyes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.8%, Detective 18%, Noir 15.5%, Investigation 12.9%, Mystery 12.7%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Lovecraftian 24.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Investigation 11.5%, Horror 9.4%
This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26%, Detective 17.6%, Investigation 14.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Horror 10.2%
The Startling Developments Detective Agency springs into action as On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 begins, set in motion by a call from a mysterious source. The ever escalating perils on the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness will season our tender heroes to their very core!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.6%, Detective 24.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Retro 7.1%
The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.6%, Detective 33.6%, Mystery 9.7%, Investigation 8.6%, Adventure 6.5%
Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.8%, RPG 13%, Horror 11.9%, CRPG 10.3%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: CRPG 23.2%, Detective 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Investigation 11.4%, Mystery 8.9%
The Panic Room offers an exciting hidden object experience and mystery detective story.
Why similar: Detective 23.3%, CRPG 15.7%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Investigation 12.2%
《Mystery of the Past》is a detective puzzle game about time loop. You will play as detective Raymond, confronting fears unknown to many. Every time the shadow of death descends upon you, you have the chance to begin anew. Death is no longer the end but a new beginning.
Why similar: Detective 26%, Lovecraftian 25.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Exploration 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.3%
Activate your detective skills in this noir-influenced police action RPG. Grab your gun and prepare to face the strangest case of John Souza's career by helping the ghost of a dead mobster get "justice". Hit the streets in search of intel, befriend the scum and beat those who will try to stop you.
Why similar: Detective 26.8%, Noir 22.4%, RPG 10.9%, Old School 9.4%, Nonlinear 8.5%
Two city detectives are sent to a small idyllic town in North Carolina called ‘Silver Creek Falls” to investigate a strange series of events that the local sheriff can’t seem to get his mind around. What initially seems like an open-and-shut case unfolds into a truly terrifying mystery that will leave the detectives wondering what is...
Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Noir 18.5%, Investigation 15.2%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 8.4%
Survive the night along a cursed stretch of highway in the remote Labrador wilderness as you investigate the whereabouts of a missing person. If you survive, you'll return again and again until you understand what happened here.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Investigation 21.2%, Nonlinear 15%, Lovecraftian 15%, Exploration 9.9%
You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.
Why similar: Noir 25.5%, Investigation 18.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Mystery 10%, Horror 8.2%
Hardcode logical detective game. Only a few clues will help finding murderer. Was it just an accident or a murder? Thief broke in to steal something? Money? Or was it just a broken heart revenge? Well, you`ve got a chance to solve this case...
Why similar: CRPG 25.9%, Noir 19.1%, Investigation 15.1%, Nonlinear 11%, Exploration 9.5%
UnSeen : you won't see death coming. A first person horror game about immersion, where truth and madness are never far away. Be careful... fear is on your feet.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.1%, Horror 15.6%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Exploration 11.7%
A horror game where you can interact with your surroundings to find clues, fight monsters and solve puzzles as you uncover new areas in search for a mysterious artifact.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.6%, Detective 19.8%, Investigation 11.4%, Horror 10.5%, Mystery 8.2%
A point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics. Help Ollie, a fledgling reporter on his first day at the Signal & Echo newspaper, to solve the mystery behind a schoolgirl's disappearance. Developed by an ex-journalist.
Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Investigation 19.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Old School 9.2%, Retro 6.6%
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, CRPG 14%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Investigation 12.1%, RPG 10.4%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.3%, Detective 24.6%, Horror 12.8%, Mystery 9.6%, RPG 4.2%
An investigative RPG where every choice changes the town, and you. Explore dangers across Day, Night, and Twilight, uncover what’s really happening, and survive the things that notice you noticing them.
Why similar: Detective 28.5%, RPG 16%, Investigation 15.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%
Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Noir 25.7%, Investigation 17.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Exploration 7.6%
上个年代的偏远小城，看电影的时候收到一个“意外”的快递，诡异随着而来……随着故事揭开，发现自己似乎忘了家人往事，自己的命是借来的？
Why similar: Detective 32%, Mystery 15.2%, Horror 14.9%, Noir 13.3%, RPG 9.4%
Become a pathologist in a sinister mansion filled with unsolved mysteries. Examine bodies and make decisions that alter the course of the investigation. Your choices shape multiple story endings in this narrative-driven psychological horror — where every secret could cost your sanity.
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Investigation 15.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Lovecraftian 13.8%, Horror 12%
A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past.
Why similar: Detective 36.8%, Noir 33.6%, Mystery 18.2%, Horror 7.8%, Indie 2.7%
Noir Syndrome is a procedurally generated Detective Murder-Mystery with a new story every time! Featuring slick pixel art animations and a jazzy soundtrack, the player is thrown right in to a highly stylized vision of film noir.
Why similar: Noir 35.7%, Detective 26.5%, RPG 12.9%, Mystery 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
17-year-old Hope Song returns home from school to find her parents missing. Use Hope’s observant eye as an artist to investigate, piece together clues, and uncover a dark world beneath the surface of her peaceful life in this non-linear narrative mystery game.
Why similar: Detective 20.3%, Noir 18.7%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Investigation 14%, Mystery 11.6%
You’re sick. So is the city. Explore a crumbling Terminal that loops when you die. Solve cursed investigations. Weaponize your symptoms. Find the truth, or spiral with it.
Why similar: Detective 24%, Noir 16.7%, Nonlinear 16.6%, Investigation 15.1%, Horror 10%
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 36.2%, Investigation 21.3%, Noir 17.3%, Mystery 16%, Adventure 4.1%
Welcome, detective, to World’s End’s most luxurious hotel: the Tangerine Antarctic at Mt. Hope. The ultimate comfort for the powerful elites past, present and future. No desire is off-limits, privacy is absolute and nothing is certain. Except: you shouldn't be here. And the murders are very real.
Why similar: CRPG 21.8%, Detective 20.8%, Noir 19%, Investigation 11.6%, Mystery 9.9%
Agent of Strange is a dark role-playing thriller where every mission is a labyrinth of choices and possibilities. You play as a Conspirator who infiltrates a sealed city ruled by the monstrous Family. Overthrow the regime, uncover occult secrets, and shape the City's fate.
Why similar: CRPG 22.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Detective 14.1%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Horror 10.5%
A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.
Why similar: Mystery 22.4%, Nonlinear 20.3%, Exploration 16%, Lovecraftian 15.2%, Investigation 9.1%
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 32.2%, Investigation 20.4%, Mystery 16.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Exploration 8%
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 39.2%, Mystery 17.5%, Noir 12.5%, Investigation 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Uncover secrets in a mysterious mansion inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. Play as a curious detective in a hidden-object adventure filled with puzzles, surprises, and a story full of twists!
Why similar: Detective 25.6%, Noir 24.6%, Lovecraftian 19.3%, Old School 8.4%, Investigation 8.2%
An original visual novel about the dark secrets of a Soviet asylum, inspired by real events. Here, you do not control the story — you watch as it slowly breaks the main character… and you along with him.
Why similar: Detective 23.8%, Noir 23.7%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Exploration 10.3%, Investigation 10.3%
A turn-based RPG detective story with focus on monster-collecting, exploration, and humor. Negotiate with enemies to recruit them to your party, and fuse your monsters to create new ones.
Why similar: Detective 30.7%, Noir 26.5%, RPG 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Old School 8.6%
Solve a murder mystery set in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in this stand-alone detective game. Can you find Lord Russell Gallant’s treasure before it’s too late? The 6th game in the Murder Is Game Over franchise, Murder Is Game Over games can be played in any order.
Why similar: Detective 37.9%, Mystery 18.1%, Exploration 11.3%, RPG 9.6%, Horror 8.5%
「ギルド探求団へようこそ！」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう！それでは──良い旅を！
Why similar: Detective 45.3%, Investigation 24.2%, Mystery 18.5%, 2D 5.3%, Adventure 4.3%
Become a prosecutor in the totalitarian Nadragia. Convict criminals: use the laws and facts of court cases to get a verdict at any cost... But can you keep your conscience?
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, CRPG 20.2%, Investigation 15.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Nonlinear 10.6%
Step into the world of Enoch: Children of Fate, a sci-fi noir point-and-click adventure set in 2279. Take command of multiple characters with connected storylines as they seek the truth behind the mysteries of Enoch Space Station.
Why similar: Noir 20.9%, Detective 19.6%, Nonlinear 17.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
The Adventures of Detective Bron is a detective-adventure game in which you have to investigate all kinds of crimes: from murders and missing people to robberies. Solve all the mysteries and test your deductive skills!
Why similar: Detective 32%, Investigation 19.8%, Noir 18.9%, Mystery 15.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%
An adult tale of lust and horror in the vein of HP Lovecraft. Take on the part of a former detective who could never let go of the last terrible case he worked. One day his old partner comes knocking, begging for help.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.1%, Noir 17.6%, Detective 17.4%, Investigation 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%
